The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-09

mere is one divorce III every lOuI ahu hhh
marriages, a statstician claims.
The brewers OF New York spent $4,000 last
year in caring for sick workmen.
A Maine lady has refused $4,000 for her
tresses eight feet one inch long.
During the year 1886 taxes were paid or
$3.50, S9S, 5SS cigars in this country.
A hunter in Oconee county, Georgia, re.
Gently captured seven coons in one tree.
A case is reported Of delrium tremcns In
young girl, caused by chewing tea-leaves.
There is said to be large number of moon
shine stills in the vicinity of Athens, Ga
Ion Parks, Of Helicon, Ca, has killed and
sold eight hundred cartridges this winter
A 500, 900 hotel is TO be erected on the sum
nit of Slower mountain. near Cotton, Cal
The mission schools In Utah are mostly sup
ported bv contributions from eastern states.
several Philadelphia druggists are being
prosecuted for selling bogus patent medicines.
A tiny boat, with two men in 1t, is making
the voyage from the Cape OF Good Hope to
London.
There are probably not over twenty pension
ed soldiers Of the war OF 1872 now living IL
Vermont
The sidewalks Of Boston have not been In
such bad condition for years as during the
last week.
Yes" said Mrs. Seldomhit, 81 keep of the
evil spirits now by wearing an omelet around
my neck"
lce-cream in the form OF asparagus and coli
flower is new feature of Gotham's CASTRO
nomic entertainments.
"Eyesology" is now chroncled as fashions
latest fad, and 1t means the telling of charac-
ter from the color OF the eyes.
Salmon. once plenty in the Fraser river,
British Columbia, have deserted that stream
wherever the noise and jar of railroad or mill
touches the banks and dlsturbs the river.
According to The Toronb Globe the public
debt of Canada has increased $75 per minute
during the whole of Sir John Macdonald's
administration, allowing ten working hours
n day and twenty-slx working days to the
month.
| A lot of tramps attacked gang Of indus
trious Cinnamon at Cotton, Cal, the other
day, and for n few minutes had fine time
mauling the Mongolians. But the heathens
rallied, smote their assailants hip and thigh
and chased them out OF town for miles.
The rope used in the execution OF 7. j. Gu
verius, at Richmond, Va, few days ago. " as
made by citizen of that city on the con-
dltion that II should be returned to him after
the work was done. Now he exhibits the
rope to anyone who wishes to pay 10 cents for
the privilege Of looking at II.
The New Orleans MardEgras promises to be
a Fourth Of July representation this year. A
procession OF militia and torchlighters will
make n carnival of noise and flame From
the time the procession straits till It dlsbands
the firing and the noise will never cease, the
militia firing into the air all the time.
! The entire scriptures contain 2,115, 269 ems
! In diamond and 2,SO1 $40 ems In nonpareil,
| II would take printer year and a half to
put the scriptures In type at the rate OF 5000
ems per day. The quantity Of metal required
/ in nonpareil would be about $500 pounds, IN
bourgeois 1900 pounds, and in plea 26,0Ol
pounds.
Bears are considered by employees in roo
! logical gardens as being the most treacherous
of animals. They are the most uncertain in
temper and are the cause Of more deaths IN
menageries and among showmen than lions
or tigers. When they are young they are
playful and ailectionate, but when they grow
up their tempers seem to sour.
James Martin, farmer OF Laurens county,
North Carolina, was attacked by a vicious Jer-
scy bull, few days ago, and was thrice tossed
high IN the air As he fell the third time he
was so stunned he could make no effort ta
rise, and the infurlaled animal was proceed.
ing TO gore him to death when a shepherd dog
arrived upon the scene and made furious
attack on the bull and frightened him away.
A novel wedding In which the contracting
parties were Chinaman aud a Caucasian
girl. took place at n Congregational church
in Salt Lake, Utah. one day recently. The
bride is a native OF England, and came to thi:
country six months ago. Hong Hop, her hus
baud. is one of the most prominent Chinese
merchants in Salt Lake CITY. lie has dis
carded the Chinese dress AMI joined til. Con
gregatloual church. and is an anti Mormon.
| A tramp called at a house IN New Haven
| Conn, one day last week, and was given Q
slice OF bread and butter. which he promptly
threw on the ground, at the same time asking
for something better. The man Of the house
happened to put in an appearance at that
moment aud insisted that the tramp should
eat what bad been given him. He demurred
but after receiving a good choking at the
hands Of hls generous host ate the feed, after
which be was sent away.
Some time ago says The 0rangebara Is c.
Times, the United States navy department
wanted a mast for q war vessel that should b,
perfectly straight, eighty feet long and twenty
four inches square at the top. Agents Of the